Pilots have been doing barrel rolls in small planes throughout the history of aviation. But has anyone ever attempted this maneuver in a commercial airliner? When you purchase through links on our ...

When you think of an aircraft performing a barrel roll, the first kind of plane that comes to mind is likely a military jet fighter or a small, high-performance aerobatic plane performing at an air ...

“It’s a one-G maneuver. It’s absolutely nonhazardous, but it’s very impressive.” So Tex Johnson explained himself to Boeing president Bill Allen after performing an impromptu barrel-roll in the 707 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 7, 2015. It was a promotional stunt that in today’s dollars used a $144 million investment by Boeing. And it was done without the knowledge ...